D. Youssef Ahmed Al-Oumi

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, 1998.
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), USA, 2005.
• Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP), USA, 2007.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, King Saud University, 1992.
• Executive Management Diploma, American University in Egypt.

Specialization:

Clinical Pharmacy – Acute and Critical Care.

Positions:

• Former Director General of Pharmaceutical Care, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
• Former Director of the National Drug Information Center.
• Former Head of Research and Development, Pharmaceutical Care Department, Ministry of Health.
• Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Purdue University, USA.
• Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University.
• Member of the Pharmacy Board, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (1998–2002, 2008–2012).
• Chairman of the Pharmacy Accreditation Committee (2010–2012).
• Former member of the founding team for the first Pharmacy Residency Program in Saudi Arabia.

Key Experience and Achievements:

• Established and implemented several pioneering programs at Ministry of Health hospitals, including:
  Clinical Pharmacy Program, Medication Safety Program, Pain Management Program, Anticoagulation and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs, and specialized Clinical Pharmacy Programs for Adults (30 sites) and Pediatrics (20 sites).
• Founder of the Saudi Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care Society.
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Arab Pharmaceutical Journal since 2010.
• Member of the Pharmacy Board at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (2010–2013).
• Currently serves on the Editorial Boards of several national and international biomedical journals, including Drug Therapy Perspectives, Hospital Pharmacy, and the International Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Sciences.

Publications and Research:

Published numerous research papers in the fields of clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice.